Table 3 Other outcomes. Number of diagnostic tests and required procedures, need for consultations, return rates, ICU admission rates
From: Nonspecific complaints in the emergency department – a systematic review
Outcome | Study | NSC | SC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of diagnostic tests | Bhalla et al. | 7.7 (95% CI 7.3–8.1) | 6.0 (95% CI5.7–6.2) | p < 0.0001 | |
Wachelder et al. | 3.3 (1.7) | 3.1 (1.8) | p = 0.1 | ||
Required procedures | Bhalla et al. | 73.3% (95% CI69.5–76.8) | 63.9% (95% CI 62.7–66.1) | p < 0.0001 | |
Need for > 1 consultations | Wachelder et al. | 19 (7.8%) | 217 (14.1%) | p = 0.03 | |
ICU admissions | Bhalla et al. | 3.8% (95% CI 2.4–6.1) | 3.51% (95% CI 2.9–4.3) | ||
Wachelder et al. | 2.5% | 2.9% | p = 0.67 | ||
Return to ED | Within 30 days | LaMantia et al. | OR1.57 (95% CI 1.06–2.3) | p < 0.03 | |
Within 90 days | Wachelder et al. | 57 (23.4%) | 435 (28.5%) | HR 0.8 (95% CI 0.6–1.1) | |